Razor-blade stropper



Nov. 18, 1930. ma 'so 1,782,351

RAZOR BLADE STROPPER Filed Sept. 16, 1926 of Fig. 1.

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Patented Nov. 18,1930

U TE TATES ROBERT H. .rnennsoLLgor NEW wears CHAR-LES s. sivir'rrr, or AnsmG, 111cm GAN,.AND.IFREDERIG-C. LEUBUSCI-IE-R, or ESSEX rnL s, NEW JERSEY, nxncu'roas or SAID ROBERT H; I'NGERSOL-L, .nncnnsnn nssrenons.To-noB'r. mennson IV1\TC., or .Nnwxonx n. 3L, nconronarron on'nnw YORK I R zon-BLannfsrnorrE-R App1icationfilec1,September 16, 1926. semi No. 135,915.

Thisiinvention concerns razor blade hold-f:

ers for-employment during thestropping'of theblader 'Among the objects of this'i'nvention are to. provide certain combinations of elements v which enable the'quick and cheap manufacture of this type of devices; which fac'ili-e .tate the operations of placing removing the. razorblade; and pr'ovide as'imple'andi flat assembly for such structures. I

With these and other objects in view, as

will appear hereinafter, two forms of execit tion are shown on the accompanying draw p I wards, itpasses onto this 'spur'and inthis locks the two blade holder sections toings. J I

Figure 1 is'a plan view of a first form of executlons Wlth the parts-inthestropping positlon. I

Fig.2 is a similarviewl with the parts in cut awayopened position, with a portion for clearness of disclosure." Fig. 3 1s a longitud nal Fig. 4 is a'pl'an view'of the second form of executlon wlth Fig. 5 is a vsimilar'view with the parts in the opened position. I f I Fig. 6 isa longitudinal section on line of Fig. 4. '2

In the first modification, shown in Figs; 1 to 3'inclusive, the grip portion of the handle is a hollow. sleeve 10' formed by folding sheet f *metalto form a-flattened tube. 'The blade holder comprises the sheet metal member 11 and terminates short of the arched bridge 15. The tubular handle 10 fits over the strap 14 and its rebent extension 16, and carries a pin 17 which moves in a slot 18 in therebent withdrawal from around these members.

section' on: line 33 the parts in the stroppin treine end of the metal. "The second blade holder member 'QO oflthe rebentextension '16 of the latter, so

that-when thehollow handle 10 is slid leftgetherand in clamping relation with" the iblade BQ 2 r The guard is'composed ofa single-sheet of metal which isjcut out to form a hollow rectangle with the. two guard bars '24, the outboard brace and the inboard brace 26, thelatter being bent atits middle section into a plane. at right angles to the planeof the remainden of the guard. HA pin 27 with an enlarged head 28 is located within the bight between theeye 19 and the holder 11; andextends through a median hole inthe brace 25,

to serve as apivot for the guard and preferably'is located with itsaxis coinciding with the axis At the left-hand end, the holder 11 is likewise rebent and has a'hinge eye 19 at the exformed-"at theleft-hand end andwi th a vcurled finger 21to engage in the eye 19 for [pivotal movement. This member 20 has an arched bridge" 22 opposite the bridge 15, 'andextends *therebeyond as a spur 23 which I of the blade B when in stropping position.'.' 1 y The inboard brace26 likewise as an]...

to receive a rivet29 which'is secured in the metal: of thearched bridge15 and has an enlarged head 30 to prevent the removal of. the brace 26 therefrom. The hole is largerrthan the shank of the rivet'so that a rockingv move-v 'I nent. about the longitudinal axis ofthe blade is afforded.

Q In order to remove'abladef-romtheholder, thehollow sleeve 10 is drawn towards the moval, (Fig.2). A1 newblade. may now be placed in position, and by a reverse operation, the holderQO is brought down upon it and held in positiongby sliding the sleeve 10 t'othe left. g

beheld in clamped relation to each otherby the clips 43 at theright-hand or handle end.

Thesehandle elements have the bridge por tions 44 as before, and theblade holder sections 45 integral )with eachto support the razor blade B. The lower handle element 41 has'the studs 46'on its holder to support the blade as before, and is formed at theout board end of the holder with the upwardly bent flange 47 to carry the pivot pin 48 for the guard.

. The guard in thisinstance is formed of Wire crushed at themiddle of its length and perforated to receive the pivot pin 48. The

outboard end is straight .toform .a support 49 for the guard bars 50 which are spaced at a suitable distance from the pivot, and at the inboard end extendinward toward the handles. -Opposite the bridges 44, the

guard bars are bent towards the handles and 7 enter the same and arethen bent at 50 towards the free end of the handle. strap or clip 51 is fastened about the free ends of the wire to hold it in its proper position. A base '52 is fastened. rigidly to the lower handle member 41, and carries a spur 53 which is received. in the clip 51 between the two ends of the wire and constitutes the second pivot for the guard.

This. device is employed by disengaging the clips and swinging the upper handle about its pivot pin 42 into the position shown in Fig. 5, in which the blade is exposed and may be removed and a new one placed in position. By a reverse operation the members are brought together and clamped upon the new blade. 1 In each instance it will be seen that astifl" guard is provided, illustrated as being integral, and which presents itsguard bars at a regulated spaced and parallel relationship mem ers at those points assures a limitation of the rocking movement of the guard in its displacement from one face of the blade to the other, .and the stifi assemblage of the y guard itself maintains the parallelism of the bars with the edges of the blade.

1 The invention is not limited to the par- 1. In a razor blade stropping device, a ban-- dle having a bladeholder connected therewith, said'holder including elements to sup- A metal guard'comprising a rigid frame and guard rods spaced from and parallel to the edges of the blade when in stropping position, a pivot pin supported in said bent end, and supporting said guard, and a journal for said guard fastened to said bent element adjacent the opposite end thereof.

and having a portion passing through said slot and limited thereby in its rocking movement,'a guard connected to the outer end of said support and including a portion extending parallel to the edge of a razor blade located in said holder, andmeans at the free end of the holderto support the guard in its rocking movement.

I 3. Ina razor blade holder for stropping,

a tubular handle, two blade holding elements pivoted together at one end, one of said elements'being permanently located in said handle and the other ofsaid elements being receivable in said handle by a relative sliding movement whereby to clamp the elements together upon a razor blade, a guard pivoted to said permanently restricted element for rock ing movement with regard to said blade, and means formed integrally with said elements to limitsaid guard in its rocking movement.

' 4. In a razor blade holder for stropping, a tubular handle, two blade holding elements pivoted together atone end, said handle being sli'dable on the other end of one of said elements and adapted to slide onto and up from the other of saidelements whereby to clamp and to free said elements from a razor blade, a guard of hollow rectangular form pivotally'mounted at the pivotal end of said elements and entering by the said elements at the handle end thereof, means on one of said elements to support the entering portion of said guard, said elementsforming a stop to limitthe'rocking movement of said guard.

In testimony whereof, I atfiX mysignature.

ROBERT H. INGERSOLL.

port the blade rigidly with regard to the handle for stropping, one of said elements having its end bent out of plane, a rocking 

